Roller-bearing.



J. NEWMANN.

ROLLER BEARING.

. Patented Sept. 6. 1910.

I to take up the with this and UNITED sTATiis PATENT onirica.

JOHN NEWMANN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

ROLLER-BEARING.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Septf, 1910.

Application filed September 1, 1909. Serial No. 515,563.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN NEWMANN, a

citizen yof the United States, and residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State l of New York, have invented certain new and vention consists ofl a bearing of the class specified constructed as hereinafter describedand claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the fol. --lowing' specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designatedl .by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view representingmy improved bearing appliedv to the spindle of `an axle and showing the hub of a wheel ur'e and showing the same on 'mounted thereon, the hub of the wheel and the bearing being shown in' section, with part of the construction broken away. Fig. 2, a partial section on the line 2 2 of Fig. Fig. 3, a partial section on the lin'e 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig'. 4, a partial section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. on the line of Fig. 2 and showing parts of the construction not shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 6, a side .view of an elastic sleeve ,which forms a part of my improved hearing. Fig. '7,- an end'viewtliereof. Fig. 8, a View similar Yto vFig.'3 but showinnr only part of the construction shown in said figscale. Fig. 9,'a side View of a detail of the construction.shown in Fig. 8 and partly in section, 'and Fig. '1 0, a side view of a paolo ing plate which I employ.

In the drawing foiniing'part of` this speci iication I have shown at c an axle provided with a spindle a andat a3 I have shown the hub of a wheel mounted A.oir-said spindle and said hub is provided ivit'li=tlie usualbore a* .which 'istapered from"one end to the other objects in viewthe in- U Ilubricating the 5, a partial section an enlargedv y other, the end thereof adjacent to the outer end of the spindle being larger than the other end thereof. The hub c3 is also provided in the inner walls thereof or in the wall of said bore, with an annular groove a and in the opposite ends thereof with annular rabbe't grooves a and a7, the ,rabbet groove a7 being in the outer end of said hub and the axle a is provided, or the spindle. n2

ad'acent to saidaxle, is provided4 with a'v hu member as which lits in the annular rabbet groove a andsaid hub member a8 is provided with a packing ring groeven." in which is placed a packing ring am."

Formed in the'ihub a3` is a radial :bore or passage c which co nmuiiicates With the groove a5 in Vsaid huli and which isclosed by a removablecrew of, theopening of this constructionbeing to provide'ineans for bea-ring" as hereinafter described. I also provide an elasticu packing sleeve?)l which isftted into the hub a yas shown in Fig. l, said sleeve being clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7, and this sleeve is lprovided with spiral slots b2, one of which begins adjacent -to one end thereof as shown at b5 and opens through'the other end as shown at b4 and the other of which begins adjacent '-to the other endv of said sleeve as shown at b3 and opens through the opposite end thereof as indicated at b. The sleeve is provided at its longer or outer end and' in the opposite sides thereof with recessesv 'b" adapted to receive the heads of screws bs as clearly shown in Fig. l and these screws are intended to hold the sleeve b in thedesired position in the hub aa'and between the heads of said screws and ltheannular inner Wallsof the rabbet groove a7 in which the said screws operate are placed removable Washers Zr and by means of this construction the position ofthe sleeve may be adjusted, itv being understood that by removing the washers the sleeve b b in the hub a3.

may be forced farther into said hub when desired in order to take up the wear of the l bearing and` to keep the same tight and more effective in operation.

On each end within the hub a3 are placedl annular plates c in which are placed bearing balls c2 which are equally therein and which project 'from the sides thereof as clearly shown in Fig. l and bel portion of the spindle a2 and spaced and loosely mounted 'i tween the annular platesc I. mount on' the spindle a" a roller ball bearingcage. coniballs operating in grooves d5 prising annular end members d?, longitudinally arranged rollers da and balls Z4 placed in the annular end members d2 into which ythe ends of the rollers d3 are tted, said in the ends of said rollers.

. A transverse section of one of the annular `end`rnembrs d2 of the cage is shown in j or adjacent faces of these io end members d2 are provided with 9 andfnthe inner bores de to receive the ends of the rollers da and the bores d from slots or -openings Z7 in the inner and outer faces of said annular end ineinbers and' said bores also' form short web members d8 between the slots or openings dl,

the opposite side portions'of which are con`- l cave in cross section as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and placed centrally :in said web members are the balls d* which 4are movable in |26 transverse circular apertures e2 in said web members and said balls d4 when positioned` in the manner described lit inf' and operate in the annular groove d5 in the rollers als. The lapertures e2 in the web portions d8 of the annular members (l2 are formed. by a ings e*i have molding tool and in this operation slots or o enings e are formed' in the inner ends o said web members and 'communicating with the apertures e2 but the slots or open-` no function or operation in this apparatus.v As shown in'Figs. l and 8 one of the web portions dS of each of the annular members d2 of the cage is provided with a circular hole or aperture c* which communi- '35 cates with the ball aperture c2 therein and the parts forming the ball bearing cage are assembled in the following manner: One of the rollers da is placed in position between the annular end members (Z2 of said cage .4-0 and at one side of the webV members d 1n position and this process is continued until t which the holes or apertures are formed and the balls Z4 in' the next adjacent web members Z8 are placed in position and the successive next yroller (Z3 is then 'placed iu all the rollers d are placed in position cntirely around the roller el is placed -in position the last balls l. d are dropped i'n through the l'ioles or apery tures e4 and said. holes or apertures are jclosed" by apserew or plug e5 or 1n any other way. l

AAfter the parts have been assembled in 'the' manner de- ,55scribed the said cage is slipped on over said tangular neck cage and when the last t of the ball bearing` cage.-

in which is placed a packing ring 71,".

sleeve zI is cut out centrally and transversely* the outer surfaces of which are arc plates g in form andthe inner surface of shaped which are provided with V-shaped recesses 'to correspond with the form of t le neck f2 in cross section and the lockingl plates g'A are provided adjacent to their outer-surface- `with transverse apertures g2, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5.

Mounted on the outer end portion of the spindle a2 is a sleeve 71, pro ided with a collar or flange h2 which iis in the rabbet groove a" of the hub c3 and in the face of which is formed a packing ring groove h3 The thereof to form a transverse apertureh5 into which the locklng plates g are mserted and said sleeves are also screw threaded as shown at h6 and screwed thereonto is 'an' ordinary cap nut It. In practice the sleeve h is first passed over .the end of the spindle, the locking plates g are inserted into position and the cap nutJi,T is then screwed home as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 and separateparts of the bearing are Aall securely locked in place and cannot bemoved in any way without screwing olf the cap nut .hl and removing the locking plates g after which the sleeve h, the adjacent annular plate c and bearingA cage may all be successively removed.

ln ordento be able to vadjust-the position ofthe sleev@ 71, on the end ofthe'spindle I provide arc shaped washers i, one of which,

is shown in Fig. l0 and two of which are shown in `use inlig. 5 and thesewashers are placed on the opposite sides of the` locking plates and in the transverse opening lr formed in the sleeve le, and by taking out the washer c' on the inner side of the locking plates f/ and placing on the outer side thereof the sleeve, Il, may be drawn outwardly, and by taking out the washer 'i on the outer side of the locking plates g and placing it on the inner plates thereof, the sleeve L may be pushed inwardly, and the position of this sleeve will regulate, of course, the position ol the llange z thereof and the llO extent oi its bearing or pressure on the adl l l l l l l jacent annular plate' c and the balls o therein. i

Tt;- will be understood. that the annular inembers (Z2 of the cage d bear o n the balls c" in thi. annular plates c and by means'of the consti-mation -herein described my improved bearing, or the parts thereof, may

be adjusted `at'. anytime ,so as 'to take upv .-in this waythe bearing thereof on the roll-k ers d3 and the vbearing of the roller on the spindle a2 may be adjusted and this adjustment also eifects, as will be apparent the balls d4 and the operation thereof.

The Washers z' are provided With apertures 2 which correspond with the apertures g2 in the locking plates g and the sleeve h is provided with recesses j which communicate with the transverseapert-ure or opening h5 therein, into which orthrough which the lockingl plates g are passed and by inserting' a suitable tool after the capnut k7 has been removed from under the spindle bore, the Washers z' and the lock plates g may be detached or removed as will be readily understood.

lVhenever desired ornecessary the screw 112 may be removed from the hub a3 and the annular groove a in said hub may be filled With lubricating material as may also all the vacant space around the separate 'parts of the bearing in saidjhub and in this Way the said bearing or all the parts thereof may be kept fully lubricated at all times and the amount of lubricating material may be inserted at one operation suiiicient to render a repetition of said operation unnecessary for a considerable length of time.

It Will be understood that the lubricant in the bearing as above mentioned Will be retained therein longitudinally by the action of the packing rings h* and am in the ange vh2 andthe hub member as respectively, and

the screw a`12 W'ill prevent its Working out radially as will be understood.

The heads of the screws be? in the recesses I 57 of the elastic packing b serve to prevent f said packing from moving circumferentially as Well as a means of its longitudinal adjustment as above set forth.

From the foregoing description it Will be seen that the hub or head 0,3,.the hub member a8 Which fits in the annular groove a in said hub or head and the flange or rim k2 ofthe sleeve h which fits in the annular groove a? in said hub or -head form a housing through Which the spindle passes and in `which the separate parts of the bearing mounted on. said spindle are placed, said parts including the elastic sleeve b, the roller cage and the annular plates c having the balls c2 which bear on the ends of said cage and on the hub -member a8 and, the said flange or rim 71.2 "and although I have shown and described my improvement as applied to the spindle of an axle, it Will-be apparent that the same may be applied to spindles or journals of any kind or class,'and the head of a crank rod or similar device may be substituted for the hub a3 and the spindle a2 may be substituted by the wrist pinor journal of a crank.

Having fully described my invention f 4parallel rollers fitted in and rotatable in said annular end members, said annular end members being provided with longitudinally ranging web portions between which said rollers are placed and said web por: tions being provided withvballs which operate in corresponding annular grooves formed in the end portions of said rollers.

3. In a roller bearing, a cylindrical roller cage, comprising annular end members and v parallel rollers tted in and rotatable in A said annular end members, sai-d annular end members being provided with longitudinally ranging web portions between which said rollers are placed, and said web portions being kprovided with balls Which operate in corresponding annular grooves formed-in the end portions of said rollers, one of said web portions at each end being provided vwith a .radial aperture which opens outwardly.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my nameinf presence of the subscribing Witnesses this 30th day ofAugust 1909.

y JOHN NEWMANN'. Witnesses:

I-I. R. CANFIELD, C. E. MULREANY. 

